I'm not running the pumps (Main and Polaris booster) very much these days, mostly just to get a few leaves off the bottom every other day or so. Also on the few nights where the temperature drops into the twenties for a few hours. The water is clear and is probably just above freezing - it hurts to put my hands in the skimmer to remove the basket. Chlorine demand is way low.

For the next two months I'm thinking I can go at least three days between running the pumps for a while, other than the freeze-protection runs. As long as the water is staying clear, is there a reason to keep running the pumps every day or two?